"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 KJV

Our children are being forced to mature earlier due to their exposure of the last 20 years to more mature movie and cable theme entertainment. I say forced because they have few options or alternative viewing on a national scale. The film and cable industry always responds to questions about this with 'they are just giving the public what it wants", and showing little intention to change things. This attitude of emphasis on driving profits even carries over to the news networks, such as Fox News has been informed by their film producers not to refer to special religious documentaries as being "faith based" because people are less likely to want to watch it.

The influence of effects of children viewing shows like Family Guy and the effects of playing violent video games are adverse to normal child development and should correctively addressed. In consideration of the increase in the number and types of new media services becoming affordable available to all, our priority should be to boycott anything that is counter productive to our children's best interests. Our children are the faces and minds of our country's future and our best hope for the continuation of the American Way.

Sim Lee is a retired NE Iowan who loves all of God's creatures, including mosquitoes.